Micah Young lifted Bloomington Jr Blaze to a 9-7 victory with a hat trick against Berkley Bruins.

Young got on the scoresheet 4:57 into the first period. He then added goals at 6:19 into the third and at 19:58 into the third.

Bloomington Jr Blaze led by four goals at one point and ended with the victory. The largest advantage in the game came when Bloomington Jr Blaze's Peter Carlin's scored at 18:13 in the second period to put Bloomington Jr Blaze up 7-3.

Bloomington Jr Blaze kept Berkley Bruins' goalie busy throughout the game, and Reed Williams made 31 saves on 40 shots. Bloomington Jr Blaze bested its season scoring average. This season, Bloomington Jr Blaze averages 4.1 goals per contest.

Bloomington Jr Blaze also got points from Carlin, who also tallied one goal and two assists, Sherman Lovett, who also finished with one goal and one assist, Jorey Skelton, who also racked up two goals and two assists, Dylan Farmer, who also registered one goal and one assist, and Duncan Irvine, who also grabbed one goal and one assist. In addition, Bloomington Jr Blaze received assists from John Urmetz, who had four and Shane Olinger, Craig Jarzen, and Tanner Vallon, who each chipped in one.

Berkley Bruins' penalty kill was spotless, allowing no goals on four Bloomington Jr Blaze power plays. Bloomington Jr Blaze was unable to stop Berkley Bruins from sending pucks towards the net, and Berkley Bruins eventually piled up 38 shots on goal. Berkley Bruins found the back of the net more times than it usually has this season. Berkley Bruins has scored at the pace of 4.1 goals per game during the current campaign. The defensemen of Berkley Bruins were also effective in Bloomington Jr Blaze's zone, and came away with two goals.

Berkley Bruins was led by Timothy Muhsman, who finished with two goals and two assists. Muhsman scored the first of his two goals on the power play at 32 seconds into the third period to make the score 7-5 Bloomington Jr Blaze. Austin Postek picked up the assist. Muhsman's next tally on the power play made the score 8-6 Bloomington Jr Blaze with 4:52 left in the third period. Colton James assisted on the tally. Berkley Bruins additionally got points from James, who also tallied one goal and one assist and Zachary Cruz, who also racked up two goals and one assist. Berkley Bruins also had goals scored by Tristan Cruz and Brice Kinney, who scored one goal each. Other players who recorded assists for Berkley Bruins were Evan Wilson, who had one and Shane Zigman and Christian Belan, who each chipped in two.

Kent Nusbaum made 31 saves for Bloomington Jr Blaze on 38 shots. Bloomington Jr Blaze incurred 10 minutes in penalty time with five minors. Berkley Bruins incurred eight minutes in penalty time with four minors.